⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 33
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:15 · OKC 9-0 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 4:13 · OKC 23-7 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q2 11:18 · OKC 38-17 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 2:32 · OKC 48-23 DAL
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 4:43 · OKC 77-42 DAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 30% |
| 12 | Threes made | 4 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
